Monday, September 28, 2009

The Wharf Hosts Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Ride for Wishes 2009

The Wharf is please to host the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Ride for Wishes 2009, October 2 – 4, 2009. The Ride For Wishes 2009 is a cycling event for all ages and riding levels, and will feature beautifully scenic rides through the sandy white beaches of Orange Beach, AL. Saturday will feature a 100 mile ride, a Metric Century, a 50 mile Out and Back, and a 17 mile Family Fun Loop. Sunday will feature a Metric Century, a 50 mile Out and Back, and a 17 mile Family Fun Loop. All rides will start and finish from The Wharf, and all pre and post event functions will be hosted at various Wharf venues.

All money raised will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama grants wishes to children, ages 2 ½ to 18, with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. There are currently over 100 wishes in Alabama waiting to be granted. The average cost of a wish is $6,700. Throughout the United States, over 180,000 wishes have been granted since 1980, and over 4,000 in Georgia and Alabama since 1995.

For more information, please visit www.rideforwishes.com or contact John Sweeney, Regional Director of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama, at jsweeney@ga-al.wish.org or 205-254-9474.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Pat Green Concert Date Set For The Wharf


Acclaimed country artist Pat Green will be performing Saturday, October 31, 2009 at The Wharf Music Hall. Doors will open at 7:30.

For a man whose new album ‘What I'm For” begins with a powerful song called "Footsteps of Our Fathers," Pat Green has blazed his own trail in a way that few artists today can claim. Even with all the artistic and popular success he has experienced along the way ‘What I'm For” is the stirring sound of Pat Green arriving as a major American singer-songwriter who has managed to make his own way in country music and beyond. To borrow a memorable phrase from the man's biggest hit to date, "Wave On Wave" of new faces have come along, but few have ever made such a vivid impression, both as a recording artist and performer as Pat Green.

This performance will be the initial concert event at the new Wharf Music Hall. The venue is located within the Conference Center at The Wharf and can accommodate up to 2500 concertgoers.

Tickets are on sale at The Wharf Amphitheater Box Office, The Marina Dock Store at The Wharf, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. All tickets are $25.00. Tickets purchased at The Wharf locations incur no Ticketmaster fees.
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MMA Cage Fighting Event “The Reckoning” at The Wharf


Ultimate Event Promotions, LLC, in association with The Wharf, announces a mixed martial arts cage fighting event to take place on September 19, 2009 at The Conference Center at The Wharf. First bout will start at 7:00pm.

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of striking and grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. Such competitions allow martial artists of different backgrounds to compete.

Entitled “The Reckoning,” the main event features Jimmy “Cornbread” Mills of Fairhope, AL vs TBD.

The co-main event will feature Todd Leitermann from Elberta, AL vs JR “The Dragon” Hines.

In addition, 17 year old phenom Jason Knight (10-0 amateur record) from Lucedale, MS will be making his pro debut.



Other matches include: (card subject to change)


Brain Wilkerson vs Martin Downs 120
ReMix MMA PBA CONFIRMED

Tyler Land vs Elvis Ravinia 145
Port City MMA Boundless Way MMA CONFIRMED

Shelton Roberson vs Brandon Roberts 170
Port City MMA Team Extreme CONFIRMED

Gavin Donaldson vs Jesse Montana 155
ReMix MMA PBA CONFIRMED

Cole Permeter vs Ron Walker 135
Gladiator Academy Team Extreme CONFIRMED

David Coats vs David Hernadez 160
ReMix MMA Shogun MMA CONFIRMED

Richard Ghigliotty vs Chris Barren 130
Gulf Beach Fitness PBA CONFIRMED

Brian Lymuel vs Chris Kassim 240
Gladiator Academy Dixsons Dungeon CONFIRMED

Cody Phillips vs Cody Miller 155
Team Capitao PBA CONFIRMED

James Johnson vs Reggie Demps 205
Gladiator Academy Dixsons Dungeon CONFIRMED

James Rutherford vs Jake Pugh 155
Port City MMA Boundless Way MMA CONFIRMED

Ryan Caprari vs Scott Stanley 167
ReMix MMA CONFIRMED

Eric Papineau vs Phillip Smith 155
Gulf Beach Fitmess CONFIRMED


Jason Knight vs Patrcik Needham or Sky Mosiechek 145

Jr Hines vs Todd Leitermann 175
PBA CONFIRMED

Jimmy Mills vs Danny Thurmond or Dwayne Stong 220
Port City MMA


Don’t miss the chance to meet UFC Veterans Alan “The Talent” Belcher and Rich “No Love” Clementi who will be attending the event.


Tickets for this event can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by visiting the Amphitheater Box Office or The Marina Dock Store. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. VIP Tickets – $66.00 and General Admission - $36.00.

For more information please call 251.224.1020.

Say I DO at The Wharf


The most important day of your life should be magical in every way. Create the wedding of your dreams at The Wharf! Our professional staff will help you execute your personal vision with all of the attention to detail that only the Wharf can provide! You and your guests will have the time of their lives on this special day. Whether it’s a poolside reception at Oasis our tropical paradise with three pools, a lazy river, and a wave pool with the gentle sounds of the ocean in the background, an intimate reception overlooking the water at our Outfitter’s Center a plantation-style clubhouse with an outside pavilion, an elegant wedding on our marina lawn with million dollar yachts as the backdrop, or a stylish wedding inside our new and beautiful conference center, you have so many options at The Wharf. Our on-site event planners will take care of every detail so all you have to practice is saying I Do. For a wedding consultation, please contact Leigh Roberts 908-625-0563 / lroberts@showtimeevents.net /www.thewharfal.com.